Tool holder



.J.\NC ShflFTH TOOL HOLDER July 1,1930.

2 Sheets Sheet 1 Filed May 28, 1925 y J. WJSMITH 1,768,798

TOOL HOLDER Filed May 28, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented at 1, 1930 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE JAMES w. SMITH, or BA TIMORE, MARYLAND, nssrenon TO THE LAMSON & sEssI'oivs' coivrrnnY. on CLEVELAND, OHIO, A conronnrroiv or onro root HOLDER Application filed May 28, 1925. Serial N0. 33,367.

o This inventionrelates to an adjustable tool holder for metal working machines which is shown herein as, applied to acutter slide. The invention has for its object to provide an adjustable thrust. receiving member for holding a tool in adjusted position,- the thrust receiving member being so mounted as to provide an unyielding abutment for the inner end of. the tool and in such a manner that it canbe quickly-and easily moved to adjust the tool longitudinally to compensate for wear or to'release the tool.

With the above and otherlobjects in view, the invention may besaid tofcomprise the device as illustrated in'the accompanying drawings, hereinafter described, and particularly set forth in the appended claims to.- gether with such variations and modifications as will beapparent to oneskilled in the art to whichv the invention appertains.

Reference should be had tothe accompanying: drawingsforming a part of this specification in which Fig.1 is a top plan view of a metal working machine having a .cutter' embodying the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the cutter slide; Fig. 3 is a fragmentary top plan view showing the forward portion of the slide; Fig. 4: is an end viewalooking'toward the outer end of the slide; Fig. 5 is a section on the line 55 of Fig. 2 Fig. 6 is-a top plan View of the wedge block; Fig. 7 is a side elevation of the wedge block, and Fig. Sis a. sectional detail View Online 8 8 of Fi .2. with the wedge block and thrust b 7 block removed.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, the numeral 10 des gnates the horizontal bed or frame ofia machine such as used for forming rivet or bolt blanks, all that is essential in so far as the present invention is concerned being thecutter head for cutting stock which is fed into the machine in suitable lengths; f

At the forward part cf the; machine there is a crankshaft 11 which reciprooates a mov- V able slide or plunger guided. in the frame and provided at its forward end with a tool l i adapted to operate on the stock after the latter has been cut into therequired lengths by the stock cutting mechanism. Forwardly I V of the tooll l there is a die block 15 which is provided with an opening 16 through which the stockwhich is to be cut into sections is fed. The stockis cut by means of a reciprocating cutter 17 which moves across the face of the die block 15, this cutter being carried bya slide 18 movable in ajguideway slide 18 is reciprocated by means of a slide 19 suitably guided for reciprocating motion in the frame of the machine,- the movement. of the slide 19 being at right angles to that of the cutter slide 18. Theslide 19 is reciprocated by a crankpin 20 carried by a crank disc 21f1xed to the end of the crank shaft 11. The slide 19 carries a double acting cam 23 having two oppositely inclined cam surfaces 23 and 23 The slide 18' is provided with a roller 24 which is engaged by the cam surface 23 in the reciprocating of lever projects into an opening28 in the: slide 18. The rollers 24 and 27 are so arranged that one of them rides down one ofjthe inclined surfaces of'the cam 23 while the other is; riding up theother inclined surface so that the slide 18 is positively actuated in.

both directions.

The cutter bar 17 is mounted within a channel 9' which is formed in the front face of the slide 1 18 and extends longitudinally thereof, the inner end of the cutter bar engaging a thrust block 29 which fits within extending transversely of the machine. The 7 the tool receiving channel 9 at the inner end thereof. The tool receiving channel 9 extends to a transverse channel in which there is slidably mounted a wedge block 31 which forms an abutment for the inner end of the thrust block 29, the inner end of the thrust block 29 having an inclined face 29 which engages an inclined face 31 of the wedge block formed along an edge of the outer portion of the block which lies within the outer portion of the channel 30. The inner portion of the channel 30 is narrower than the outer portion thereof and the wedge block 31,is provided, inwardly of the wedge portion 31", with under-cut shoulders 32 which fit within grooves 33 formed in the walls of the channel 30. The block 31 is,

provided with a In 35 which fits within a recess 36 in the orward portion of. the channel 30. The rear portion of the channel has a narrower and shallower recess 37 which is provided'with a groove 38 to re-v passistin positioning and securing the block 41 n 1 ,'I also employ a dowel pin 50 which is set into one of these membersand extends into a registering recess in the other. The screw -40 has a squared outer end 45'adapted to be engaged by a wrench to the screw. Whenit is desiredto adjustthe wedge block to shift the cutter outwardly or to release the cutter, the lock nut 44 is loosened and the screw 40 is turned until the block 31 is adjusted to the desired for a holder 46 which is connected to the block bya transverse pivot 47 and carries an adjustable stripper bar 48, the outer end of which overlies the cutter, the holder 46 being yieldably held against pivotal movement by a spring 49 interposed, between the holder 46 and the block 41.

Having thus described my invention, I claim: v j 1. An adjustable tool holder comprising a slidehaving alongitudinal tool receiving channel in its inner face at one end thereof and a transverse channel at the inner end a face on the side thereof toward the tool receiving channel, and an adjusting screw rotatably mounted in the slide and extending longitudinally within the transverse channel, said screw engaging the lug of the wedge block to adjust vthe same in its channel. a

2. In a machine of the class described, a guide, a tool holder comprising a slide mounted to slide in said guide, said slide having a longitudinal recess adapted to receive a tool and support its against transverse 'movement, said slide also having a transverse recess intersecting said longitudinal recess, a wedge in said transverse recess adapted to transmit motion to said tool for adjustment thereof, a block adapted to support a work holding finger mounted upon one side of said slide, and an adjusting screw mounted in said block and having operative engagement with said wedge, whereby said screw performs the double function of adjusting the wedge and holding the block in place on the slide. a

3. In a machine of the class described, a guide, a tool holder comprising a slide mounted to slide in said guide, said slide having a longitudinal recess adapted to receive a tooland support it agalnst transverse movement, said slideialso having a transverse recess intersecting said longitudinal recess, a wedge in said transverse recess adapted totransmit motion to said tool for adjustment thereof, a block adapted to support a work holding finger mounted upon one side of said slide, and an adjustin screw extending through an opening in said block and into an opening in said wedge and adapted to adjust the latter transversely, said screw bein provided with a lock nut adapted tobe tireaded downinto engagement with said block, whereby the block is held in position on the slide and the wedge is lockedin a given position of adjustment. 1

4. In a machine of the class described, a horizontal guide, a tool holder comprising a slide mounted to move in said uide, said slide having a longitudina? recess adapted to receive a tool and support it against transverse movement, said slide also having a transverse recess intersecting said longitudinal recess, a wedge in said transverse recess adapted to transsignature.

mounted upon one side of said slide and having a dowel connection with said slide, and an adjusting screw extending through an opening in said vblock and into an opening in said wedge, said screw being adapted to adjust the wedge transversely, said screw being provided with a lock nut adapted to be threaded down into engagement with said block, whereby the block is held in position on the slide and the wedge is locked in a given position of adjustment.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto afiix my JAMES-W. SMITH. 

